Well I have decided to purchase the bow. From email I have found out it is a Howatt Hunter E 62" 45lbs@28in. with zebra wood on the belly side and tips, a strip of a lighter wood(mabye yew) and two wide pieces of rosewood with a thinner strip of the same lighter wood between them. What I need to know now is the prefferred method of striping the old finish without effecting the lamination glue?

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Minwax makes a product called Antique Wood Restorer. Basically it's a mild stripper that you use with steel wool. Unfortuntely, it will also take off any lettering on the bow, so you'd want to avoid those areas.

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